Support your sight with foods that contain ingredients proven to boost vision

Sometimes, it's easy to overlook the health of your eyes, especially when an annual visit to the optometrist isn't nearly as encouraged as one to the dentist. But next time you're chowing down on an apple, enjoying nature's very own teeth-cleaning, think about what you can also eat to boost your vision. Below, find four foods that have been proven to do just that.

1. Nuts
A recent Australian study found that eating one to two servings per week reduces the risk of age-related macular degeneration (AMD)—the leading cause of blindness in people over age 60—by 35 percent.

More From Woman's Day

2. Fish
The same study found that people who ate just one serving a week had a 31 percent lower risk of AMD, perhaps because omega-3s (found in fatty fish, like salmon) reduce inflammation in the blood vessels of the eye.

3. Spinach
It's filled with carotenoids, vision-boosting compounds that are also found in—you guessed it—carrots.

4. Eggs
The yolk contains lutein, a type of carotenoid that's especially good for your eyes.